A transcript of the segment, which aired on March 30 at 10:17 a.m. EDT, is as follows:

[Anchor] CHRIS JANSING: President Obama's approval rating is now at an all-time low in a new Quinnipiac poll. Libya, the economy, and the budget deficit apparently have a lot to do with it. His approval rating has dropped to 42 percent. 48 percent disapprove. By a large majority, 58 to 29 percent say the President has not clearly stated the U.S. goals in Libya.

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Let me throw a couple of other numbers out there. 50 percent say the President does not deserve to be re-elected, but maybe this is the most crucial number of all – his approval among independent voters, Karen, just 39 percent. What's your take on that?

KAREN HUNTER, MSNBC contributor: Polls are for strippers, Chris.

CHRIS JANSING: Oh, my. How long did you work on that line?

HUNTER: We should not – I've been thinking about this all morning. Well we should not be governed by what people think in a slice of time, in a moment in time. I mean, we have to take collectively what this President has done over the last two years, and if people do their homework, they'll find out that Barack Obama has done more than any president since FDR to help –

JANSING: Come on, you know how we are. We're all ADD --

HUNTER: We're fair-weather.

JANSING: And we're "what have you done for me lately?"

HUNTER: Exactly! And that's why I think that this has got to be a long-term approach to looking at the President. We can't stick our finger in our mouths and check the wind to see which way he should go. And thank goodness he's not governing based on the polls. He's governing based on what's best for America, and making decisions that are right for us.

Wow. Not only is that response uncouth and, really, incongruous to the original question about the President's decreasing support among independent voters (which, I suppose, maybe strippers would align themselves thus politically), but her continued stream of consciousness from the mouth in unapologetically bad history.

Obama has done more than any President to help what? Democrats and Republicans should be insulted of all the presidents that were left out: Kennedy created the Peace Corp and managed not to get into a fight with Cuba; Johnson created most of the government programs which a large portion of the country is still trying to keep suckling, 40 years later; Reagan helped end communism in Europe. Just wanted to throw out a few more examples.

Also, since when is the mark of a good President just by what they have done in office? How is "doing something" enough? And, because I'm unhappy with the way the President is running our country, I'm fair-weathered and have ADD? No, no, no!

Now, for someone who actually knows U.S. history. Preach it, Sen. Rand Paul!

No war in Libya! No arming the rebels! I ditto the need for more debate on this issue, and especially like the part where he mentions President Obama has had time to talk to the UN and other international councils, but not Congress. I think if you're going to get your country involved in a 3rd war in 10 years, you should discuss it with your country first. Or is that too old-fashioned of me?

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Earlier this week, I was doing a little bit of research on papal infallibility when I ran across a lovely piece by Cardinal Newman, only to discover the website it was being hosted on says that evolution is false.

My first thought: Egads!

My second thought: AHHHHHHHHHH! No, no, no....

My third thought: Bleh. Le nincompoops.

Few things irk me more than Christians who deny possibility under God and put him into their own, small-minded box. I do not understand how one can believe all is possible with God, then deny evolution (not even taking the time to differentiate between micro and macro, just full-out denying), or limit the scope of God's mercy, or make ridiculous statements that contradict scientific knowledge while holding the hard-line on Scripture.

"Genesis is not bad science. It's not science at all. Rather, it is exquisite theology."

On the upside, I found out that when the Pope makes an infallible statement ex cathedra when he has the entire council of Cardinals behind him, i.e. about the Assumption of Mary. He still has to make it, which is why the Chair of Peter has to be infallible, but it's a nice seeing the little system of checks and balances within the Magisterium of the Catholic Church. To date, since the dogma was put into place in at the First Vatican Council in 1870, there have been two.

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This week = lots of editing/ work and class. I've gone to confession and adoration this week, but deadlines pushed my clock off, and I keep missing daily Mass, which has definitely left a little hole. On the plus side, I get to listen to (slash be in close proximity to)Peter Kreeft tonight! Oh yes. Stoked, to say the least.

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My friend Scott and two other adventurers are going to Japan to collectively ride their bike 10,000 km (North to South) to help raise money for Japan. They are covering their own expenses, so 100 percent of the proceeds goes to those in need. Here's more info and a little video of Scott talking about it:

Even $10 would be a great donation! I know I'm making one today, as well as buying my plane tickets to South Korea to visit April!

After this Lenten season is over, we were thinking about inviting people to share their corresponding posts on our Bright Maidens Facebook page. We've already been asked if we accept guest posts; we're going to figure out protocol and then get back to y'all. Any thoughts on this and/ or interest in joining us?

Next week: Our issue(s) with the Church.

Happy April's Fool Day! Did y'all pull any awesome pranks?! Take it easy, and check out Conversion Diary for more!

Oh good! I am so glad! Thanks for following and reading along! (And commenting- I love comments/ feedback!)

He's speaking at a high school in Louisville on C.S. Lewis. I was visiting a friend two weeks ago, and they announced it in the church bulletin. I am not sure if they are going to record his talk, but I'm sure I'll write up a little blurb on it, at the very least. :)

You never fail to make me laugh, Bright Maiden. Thank you for the Fr. Robert Barron video!! Ahh if I could get an app (and an iPhone to put it on...) with all of his videos on it, that would be amazing. I'd click the button saying "I'm talking to an evangelical," scroll down to the topic "evolution" and presto! Play the video for said person.

Who's good at code writing? Who can make this happen?

How good of your friend to do the bike trip!! I'll take a look at it! You always have the best links... now I have to find the time to read them.

"President Obama has had time to talk to the UN and other international councils, but not Congress."

If Obama had wanted to make sure that no decision was made before thousands of Benghazi citizens were slaughtered by Qaddafi, then going to Congress would have been the perfect thing to do. Congress has made it quite clear that they're unfit to reach decisions in a quick and efficient manner, if at all.

That said, I think there are very few people in this country that would be willing to see the US involved in another protracted war. Obama's decisions on Libya in the coming days and weeks will tell us which way he's going to go. Let's hope he ends it soon.

I really enjoyed these! The MSNBC transcript cracked me up. Wow. As you said, completely uncouth. And ridiculous.I completely agree with you about #3. My husband is a very analytically-minded scientist who used to identify as agnostic. He has been a faithful Christian for a few years now, and he is still learning about Catholicism. I think it he has been quite surprised (and impressed) to learn that the Church embraces science and does not consider scientific and spiritual truths to be at odds.I am thankful to have found your and the other Bright Maidens' blogs! I'm thrilled that you ladies have decided to share your voices!

@Mary- you are OF COURSE more than welcome to participate. I can't wait to have you!! You are still and will always be a "maiden" :D You should write up some highlights of the talk, I'd love to hear the insights.